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Catpund
60.0264° N, -1.2384° E
About
Catpund is a quarry site in Shetland, Scotland, where steatite vessels were cut from the rock from prehistory onwards. The quarrying marks are still visible today.
Historical Timeline
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Norse comparisons at Jarlshof
12th–13th centuries AD
Recognition of quarrying
1940s
Rescue excavations before talc extraction
1980s–early 1990s
Excavation of quarry floor
1988
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
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